“I… understand.”
Trembling, Xilina left the front door and went upstairs to find Natalie.
After Elodie waited for a few minutes, Xilina returned to the front door.
“Lady Natalie requests that you go upstairs.”
“She wants me to go up?”
“Yes…”
“I see? Is Miss Emily also in the room?”
After all, if Emily was there, Elodie would have to adjust her way of speaking.
Now, Elodie no longer intended to leave a bad impression on Emily.
After all, the two of them would be relatives from now on.
However, Elodie was still a bit worried about Daphiel.
Unlike Elodie, who didn’t hold much hatred toward humans, Dark Elves had always been persecuted by them.
Even if rationality made Daphiel understand that she couldn’t lay a hand on Emily, the Saintess, her emotions might not be so controllable.
Elodie had heard a little about what happened when Daphiel first met Emily.
No, she could find a way to make Daphiel see less of Emily in the future…
For now, the priority was to find a way to get Natalie to return as the Demon King.
While Elodie was lost in these thoughts, Xilina continued, “No, Lady Natalie said she wants to speak with you alone, so she had Sister Emily leave.”
“I see…”
‘She wants to talk to me alone? What does Natalie want to discuss with me?’
Although puzzled, Elodie naturally welcomed Natalie’s invitation!
If they were alone, they could discuss private matters.
Originally, Elodie had expected that Natalie would immediately send her away upon hearing her name.
Finally, led by Xilina, Elodie once again arrived at the room where Natalie and Emily stayed.
As soon as Elodie entered, Xilina immediately closed the door.
After all, it was Natalie’s order; she didn’t want anyone to overhear her upcoming conversation with Elodie, especially Emily!
Seeing Natalie’s demeanor, Elodie inexplicably grew tense.
“Have a seat first.”
Natalie said as she used telekinesis to pull out the chair opposite her for Elodie.
“Yes… Lord Demon King.”
After Elodie sat down, Natalie directly asked, “Elodie, do you have any romantic experience?”
“…No, I don’t have any such experience.”
Of course, the moment she heard Natalie say that, Elodie understood why she was being so secretive.
It seemed that Natalie, that idiot, also realized that showing such brutality in front of the Saintess was a completely wrong decision.
Elodie could already imagine the look of silent regret on Natalie’s face after doing that.
“No, how could you not have any! You’re also a noble, you must have been forced into blind dates like me!”
Natalie sounded quite agitated at Elodie’s response.
After all, the only person Natalie could consult was truly just Elodie.
Natalie really didn’t have many friends, and she couldn’t possibly discuss such private topics with someone she wasn’t close to.
Not to mention that Natalie was currently in a state of running away from home!
Of course, even in the Demon King’s Castle, the only person Natalie could discuss romance with was still just Elodie!
And now that the only person she could talk to about romance claimed to have never been in love, how could she not panic?
“I have had blind dates… but the country is beset with internal and external troubles. I don’t have time to marry those useless young masters. And frankly, political marriage can’t really be considered love, can it?”
“…”
Natalie had absolutely no rebuttal to Elodie’s remarks.
Political marriage was far from love.
As long as the partner wasn’t ugly, it was already extremely lucky.
The chance of mutual affection was minuscule.
After all, political marriage was essentially a means for two major families to form an alliance of interests.
Appearance and personality didn’t matter; only interests counted.
Seeing Natalie’s flustered state, Elodie felt her opportunity had come!
Since Natalie needed something from her, she could use this as leverage to make Natalie obediently return to the Demon King’s Castle as the Demon King.
Wasn’t this much more efficient and successful than sending a suicide squad to bother Natalie?
Thinking this, Elodie said with a hint of pretense, “What’s the matter, Lord Demon King? You’re so eager to discuss romance with someone? Could it be that something went wrong between you and Miss Emily?”
“…”
Suddenly hit where it hurt, Natalie could only respond with silence.
“Let me guess? Could it be that you revealed your true nature in front of Miss Emily, and now you’re afraid she’ll hate you? That’s why you’re so desperately looking for a way to deepen your relationship with her?”
“…No way! How could I be panicking about something like that! Emily is already in my grasp… She’s definitely fallen for me by now!”
Even though she said that, her eyes, which completely avoided meeting Elodie’s, betrayed everything.
“I see… Then I was mistaken… My apologies, Lord Demon King. I was actually planning to help you figure something out? But since you say that…”
“No! Although my relationship with Emily is progressing very well! If you have any ideas, I wouldn’t mind hearing them.”
After successfully whetting Natalie’s appetite, Elodie replied without hesitation, “…But I refuse.”
“What! Elodie, what do you mean! How dare you refuse me! Are you messing with me!”
Having finally caught a lifeline, there was no way Natalie would let it slip away.
“After all, I don’t seem to be obligated to tell you this…”
“What? Obligated…”
Natalie wasn’t stupid; she naturally understood Elodie’s hint.
If Natalie were the Demon King, then Elodie, as her subject, would honestly explain.
But because Natalie had resigned and run away, their relationship was no longer that of superior and subordinate.
It was that of cousins.
If that were the case, Elodie indeed had no need to share her thoughts with Natalie.
Seeing Elodie’s attitude, Natalie realized that threatening her would probably be useless.
Elodie, like Daphiel, was the type of ruthless person willing to die for her country.
How could she be afraid of Natalie’s threats?
‘But if I obediently go back to being the Demon King because of this, wouldn’t that make me look childish?! I finally decided to quit being the Demon King and run away!’
Although the very act of Natalie abandoning the country and running away was already childish enough.